Catholic Missal of the day: Saturday, June 3 2017
Saturday of the Seventh week of Easter
Saturday of the Seventh week of Easter
1. ReadingActs of the Apostles
28,16-20.30-31.]When he entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.
]Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered he said to them, "My brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or our ancestral customs, I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner from Jerusalem.
]After trying my case the Romans wanted to release me, because they found nothing against me deserving the death penalty.
]But when the Jews objected, I was obliged to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no accusation to make against my own nation.
]This is the reason, then, I have requested to see you and to speak with you, for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I wear these chains."
]He remained for two full years in his lodgings. He received all who came to him,
]and with complete assurance and without hindrance he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Psalms
11(10),4.5.7.]The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD's throne is in heaven.
His eyes behold,
his searching glance is on mankind.
]The LORD searches the just and the wicked;
the lover of violence he hates.
]For the LORD is just, he loves just deeds;
the upright shall see his face.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
21,20-25.]Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supper and had said, "Master, who is the one who will betray you?"
]When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about him?"
]Jesus said to him, "What if I want him to remain until I come? What concern is it of yours? You follow me."
]So the word spread among the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus had not told him that he would not die, just "What if I want him to remain until I come? (What concern is it of yours?)"
]It is this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true.
]There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written.
St. Charles Lwanga & Companions(Martyrs († 1886-1887))
Saint Charles Lwanga and CompanionsThe 22 Martyrs of Uganda ( 1886-1887) St. Charles Lwanga was one of 22 Ugandan martyrs who converted from paganism. He was baptized the night before his execution. He was the chief of the royal pages and was considered the strongest athlete of the court. He was also known as "the most handsome man of the Kingdom of the Uganda." St. Charles instructed his friends in the Catholic Faith and baptized boy pages. He inspired and encouraged his companions to remain chaste and faithful. He protected his companions ages 13 to 30 from the immoral acts and homosexual demands of the Babandan ruler, Mwanga. Mwanga was a superstitious king who initially tolerated Catholicism. However, his chief assistant, Katikiro, slowly convinced him that Christians were a threat to his rule. If Christians would not make sacrifices to the pagan god, nor pillage and massacre, what would happen if the whole kingdom converted to Catholicism? When St. Charles was sentenced to death, he seemed very peaceful, even cheerful. His sentence was immolation. While the pyre was being prepared, he asked to be untied so he could help arrange the tinder. He then laid down on it. When the executioner said that he would burn slowly, he replied by saying that he was very glad to be dying for the True Faith. St. Charles was burned to death by Mwanga's order on June 3, 1886. He did not cry out, and only exclaimed, "Kotanda! (O my God!)" Pope Paul VI canonized him and his companions on June 22, 1964. We celebrate his memorial on June 3 of the Roman Calendar. St. Charles is the patron saint of the African Youth of Catholic Action.
St. John XXIII(Pope (1881-1963))
SAINT JOHN XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) Pope (from October 28 1958 to June 3 1963) (1881-1963) Blessed Pope John XXIII was born in Sotto il Monte, Diocese of Bergamo, on November 25, 1881. He was baptized Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. He was the fourth child in a sharecropper's family of fourteen. Their clan was patriarchal in the sense that the families of two brothers lived together, headed by the great-uncle Zaverio, whose wisdom guided the familes' work and business. Zaverio gave Angelo his first religious education. The religious atmosphere and the parish life, guided by Fr. Francesco Rebuzzini, helped Angelo cultivate supernatural virtues. Angelo entered the Bergamo seminary in 1892. He began making spiritual notes, which continued in one form or another until his death and are compiled in "Journal a Soul." He also began the deeply-cherished practice of regular spiritual direction. In 1896, he was admitted to the Secular Franciscan Order by the spiritual director of the Bergamo seminary, Fr. Luigi Isacchi. He made a profession of its rule on May 23, 1897. From 1901 to 1905, Angelo was a student at the Pontifical Roman Seminary. He was ordained at the Church of Santa Maria in Monte Santo on August 10, 1904, in Rome's Piazza del Popolo. In 1905, he was appointed secretary to the new bishop of Bergamo, Giacomo Maria Radini Tedeschi. He accompanied the bishop during pastoral visitations and collaborated with him in many initiatives: a synod, managing the diocesan bulletin, pilgrimages and social work. In the seminary, he taught history, patrology and apologetics. He was an elegant, profound, effective and sought-after preacher. These years deepened Angelo's spiritual encounter with two saints: St. Charles Borromeo and St. Francis de Sales. Angelo emulated the pastoral involvement of those saints while working alongside his bishop. When Bishop Giacomo passed away in 1914, he continued teaching in the seminary and ministering in various pastoral areas. The following year, when Italy entered World War I, he was drafted as a sergeant in the medical corps and became a chaplain to wounded soldiers. When the war ended, he opened a "Student House" for the spiritual needs of young people. In 1919, Angelo was appointed spiritual director of the seminary. In 1921, he was called to Rome by Pope Benedict XV and appointed president of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. In 1925, Pope Pius XI named him apostolic visitator in Bulgaria: making him titular representative of the Diocese of Areopolis. For his episcopal motto, he chose Oboedientia et Pax, "Obedience and Peace." On March 19, 1925, Angelo was consecrated bishop and left for Bulgaria. He was granted the title Apostolic Delegate and remained in Bulgaria until 1935. He visited Catholic communities and established relationships of respect and esteem with other Christian communities. In the aftermath of the 1928 earthquake, his solicitude was present everywhere. He silently endured the misunderstandings and other difficulties of a ministry on the fringes of society and thus refined his sense of trust and abandonment to Jesus crucified. In 1935, Angelo was named Apostolic Delegate in Turkey and Greece. The Catholic Church was present in many ways in the young Turkish republic. His ministry among Catholics was intense; and his respectful approach and dialogue with the worlds of Orthodoxy and Islam became a feature of his tenure. When World War Two broke, out he was in Greece. He strove to bring news about prisoners of war to their families and assisted many Jews in escaping by issuing "transit visas" from the Apostolic Delegation. In December 1944, Pope Pius XII appointed Angelo nuncio in France. During the last months of the war and the beginning of peace, Bp. Angelo aided prisoners of war and helped normalize the ecclesiastical organization of France. He visited the great shrines of France and participated in popular feasts and important religious celebrations. He was an attentive, prudent and positive observer of the new pastoral initiatives of the bishops and clergy of France. His approach was always characterized by striving for simplicity, even amid the most complex diplomatic questions. The sincere piety of his interior life found expression each day in prolonged periods of prayer and meditation. In 1953, Bp. Angelo was elected cardinal and sent to Venice as patriarch. He was filled with joy at the prospect of ending his days in the direct care of souls, which he had always desired since becoming a priest. He was a wise and enterprising pastor who emulated the model pastors he venerated. He walked in the footsteps of Venice's first patriarch, St. Laurence Giustiniani. As he advanced in years, his trust in the Lord grew in the midst of energetic, enterprising and joyful pastoral labors. Cardinal Angelo succeeded Pope Pius XII on October 28, 1958, and took the name John XXIII. His pontificate, which lasted less than five years, presented him to the entire world as an authentic image of the Good Shepherd. Meek and gentle, enterprising and courageous, simple and active, he carried out the Christian duties of the corporal and spiritual works of mercy: visiting the imprisoned and the sick, welcoming those of every nation and faith, and bestowing on all his exquisite, fatherly care. His social magisterium in the encyclicals Pacem in Terris and Mater et Magistra are highly relevant. Pope John XXIII convoked the Roman Synod, established the Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law and summoned the Second Vatican Council, resulting in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. He was present as bishop in his Diocese of Rome by visiting parishes, especially those in the new suburbs. The faithful saw that he reflected God's goodness and called him "the good Pope." All his effort was sustained by prayer. He passed away on the evening of June 3, 1963, in a spirit of profound trust in Jesus and of longing for His embrace. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3, 2000, in Rome.(From L'Osservatore Romano, Weekly Edition in English September 6 2000)
Bl. Ignatius Mayolan(Archbishop and Martyr (1869-1915))
Blessed Ignatius Maloyan Armenian Catholic Archbishop and Martyr (1869-1915) Ignatius Maloyan (Shoukrallah) was born in Mardin, Turkey, the son of Melkon and Faridé. He was sent to the convent of Bzommar-Lebanon at 14 years old after his parish priest noticed signs of a priestly vocation. He finished his superior studies in 1896 and he was ordained at the Church of Bzommar convent on the feast day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He became a member of the Bzommar Institute and adopted the name Ignatius after the famous martyr of Antioch. From 1897 to 1910, he was the parish priest in Alexandria and Cairo. His Beatitude Patriarch Boghos Bedros XII appointed Ignatius as an assistant in 1904. However, a disease affecting Ignatius' eyes and breathing forced him to return to Egypt, where he stayed until 1910. He was afterward sent by Patriarch Sabbaghian to restore order in the Diocese of Mardin.On October 22, 1911, the Synod of Bishops assembled in Rome and elected him Mardin's archbishop. He took on the new assignment, planned on renewing the diocese and encouraged devotion to the Sacred Heart. During the First World War, Armenians in Turkey suffered genocide starting April 24, 1915. On April 30, 1915, Turkish soldiers surrounded the Armenian Catholic Bishopric and church in Mardin on the basis that they were hide-outs for arms. In May, Ignatius informed his priests of the dangers. On June 3, Turkish soldiers dragged him and 27 Armenian Catholics to court in chains. The next day, 25 priests and 862 laypersons were arrested. During the trial, the chief of police, Mamdooh Bek, asked Ignatius to convert to Islam. When Ignatius declined, Mamdooh hit him on the head with a pistol. The soldiers chained Ignatius' feet and hands, threw him on the ground and struck him mercilessly. With each blow, he was heard saying, "Oh Lord, have mercy on me, oh Lord, give me strength." He asked the priests present for absolution. The soldiers continued striking him and then extracted his toe nails. On June 9, Ignatius' mother visited him. She began crying and he consoled her. The next day, Turkish soldiers placed him and 447 Armenians into convoys and took the desert route. Ignatius prayed with them to remain firm and to accept martyrdom with patience and courage. The priests granted absolution and Ignatius administered the Eucharist. One of the soldiers, an eye witness, recounted this scene: "That hour, I saw a cloud covering the prisoners and from all emitted a perfumed scent. There was a look of joy and serenity on their faces." After a two-hour walk, the soldiers massacred the Armenians. When Mamdooh told Ignatius to apostatize, the latter replied, "I shall live and die for Jesus Christ." Mamdooh shot Ignatius; and his last words were, "My God, have mercy on me; into your hands I commend my spirit."St. Ignatius was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 7, 2001, in Rome.
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